garrigue
French, noun/ɡa.ʁiɡ/
garrigue is spelled G-A-R-R-I-G-U-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 46,078th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Garrigue is a French feminine noun meaning “garrigue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Formation végétale typique des région méditerranéenne, se développant sur des sols secs et calcaires…”.
What does garrigue mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegarrigue
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Formation végétale typique des région méditerranéenne, se développant sur des sols secs et calcaires, composée d’arbrisseaux bas et aromatiques tels que le thym, les lavandes, les cistes ou le chêne kermès. Elle résulte souvent de la dégradation d’anciens boisements due aux activités humaines (pâturage, incendies, défrichement).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of garrigue
- garrigues plural
- garigue
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce garrigue?
- /ɡa.ʁiɡ/
- \ɡa.ʁiɡ\
- [ga.ʁi.gə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to garrigue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is garrigue in French?
garrigue appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).